I think I fixed my babies
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:56 am
I've been somewhat concerned about my DPs for awhile now. They seemed to be overly skittish, terrified whenever anyone approached their tank, always hiding in the same corner, etc. They eat well enough and appear to be healthy, its just that they never really seemed comfortable, even though there are quite a lot of silk plants in the tank.
So today I finally took the plunge and switched them into my betta tank. Of course Oscar, my betta, had to be moved into their old tank, and the two Amano shrimp had to be moved into my other planted tank. But they are now in a VERY heavily planted tank with real plants. Oscar wasn't too happy either with all the plants, so I'm sure he's happy now that he's got more room to move around.
The DPs, Huey and Apache, seem to be much happier now. They're exploring all over the tank, swimming in and around all the plants, and their spots have darkened up (they were pretty light before). And when my son went to look at them a little while ago, they didn't bolt to the back of the tank! A great sign, IMO! And as an added bonus for them, its been my snail breeding tank so there are tons of baby snails in there for them to have a good time with.
So today I finally took the plunge and switched them into my betta tank. Of course Oscar, my betta, had to be moved into their old tank, and the two Amano shrimp had to be moved into my other planted tank. But they are now in a VERY heavily planted tank with real plants. Oscar wasn't too happy either with all the plants, so I'm sure he's happy now that he's got more room to move around.
The DPs, Huey and Apache, seem to be much happier now. They're exploring all over the tank, swimming in and around all the plants, and their spots have darkened up (they were pretty light before). And when my son went to look at them a little while ago, they didn't bolt to the back of the tank! A great sign, IMO! And as an added bonus for them, its been my snail breeding tank so there are tons of baby snails in there for them to have a good time with.
